Massive fan from his XFM days to Extras. I liked two of his earlier stand-ups and his After Life was good too.
I don't mind shocking material if its actually funny. Now he is just shocking but anyone can do that. All he is doing now is thinking of something shocking to say then says it on the stage. Some of the stuff Ricky says reminds me of the type of thing my friends would say in the school playground when I was at Middle School over 3 decades ago.
"They are just jokes!" Yes we know Ricky. You are a comedian, we are not stupid.
The thing is, I still find him very funny when he is not on a live stage. He will never be as good as Louis CK on stage - although his sitcoms/dark comedy and podcasts are better than his.
Come on Ricky! Do a new sitcom with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington.
I don't mind shocking material if its actually funny. Now he is just shocking but anyone can do that. All he is doing now is thinking of something shocking to say then says it on the stage. Some of the stuff Ricky says reminds me of the type of thing my friends would say in the school playground when I was at Middle School over 3 decades ago.
"They are just jokes!" Yes we know Ricky. You are a comedian, we are not stupid.
The thing is, I still find him very funny when he is not on a live stage. He will never be as good as Louis CK on stage - although his sitcoms/dark comedy and podcasts are better than his.
Come on Ricky! Do a new sitcom with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington.